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Somali-born Minnesota terror suspect deported to Canada

A Somali-born Canadian citizen who admitted he attended Al Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and lectures by Osama bin Laden is out of U.S. federal prison and has been deported to Canada.

Fri., Oct. 8, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS—A Somali-born Canadian citizen who admitted he attended Al Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and lectures by Osama bin Laden is out of U.S. federal prison and has been deported to Canada.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 37-year-old Mohammed Abdullah Warsame (pronounced war-SAHM’-ee) was released from a federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday morning. He was immediately turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Customs enforcement officials released him to the Canadian Border Service Agency at about 11:30 a.m.

Canadian officials refused to even confirm whether Warsame was turned over to them or whether or not he was detained or freed.

Warsame pleaded guilty in May 2009 to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization.

As part of a plea deal in federal court in Minnesota, he agreed to be deported to Canada after his sentence.

On Friday, ICE director John Morton said there is no place in the United States for anyone who advocates violence by associating with terrorists.

With files from The Canadian Press

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